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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-22

will sell by auction, on the premises respec-
lively, In the order md at the times named be
low, The following VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
I. on FRIDAY. APRIL %, 1887,
nj O'Clock T.. NJ. the EXCELLENT AND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HOUSE IN Linden
row. on the north side Of Franklin street. a1-
Joining John II. Montague, Esq, containing 10
rooms besides ample servants accommodation.
The house H. well built the neiehborhood the
very best aud the location Is convenient ana
fasbionatle The lot fronts 20 feet by l03 feet 10
n naved alley 20 feet wide This IL an unusual
opportunity 10 buy desirable medium-sHe
Franklin-street residence, aud should not be
sighted
9. on SATURDAY. APRIL %. 1887,
Mt AZ O'Clock T. NJ, the MOST DESIRABLE AND
EIIGIBLY-LOCATED BUILDING LOT, front
ing 100 feet on the north side Of Leigh street,
between First and Second streets, running back
1856 feet TO an alley ~ feet wide.
This LAND will be subdiyided into lots OF
suitable sizes, and being 80 centrally located,
in a good neighborhoOd. should attract the at
tentioD OF spectators az vol as those wanting
to build. and Immediately thereafter will sell,
10 be- removed within thirty days. the LARGE
FRAME BUILDING and the FENCE, FOUNDA-
TONS. Sc. on said lot
3. And ON the same day ~ 5K O'Clock p VI,
viii sell the VALUABLE BUSINESS SITE at
the southwest corner Of Second and jackson
streets. fronting 10g feet and running back l22
feet 10 an elley lG.fcet wide upon which the LOT
has a width 81 about 20 feet This i the lot
upon which Messre. BurfOrd & Brother have
their storeLouse. and for which they are pay
ing fair grOund-rent.
TERMS FOR REAL ESTATE: one fourth cash,
and the residue In three equal instalments at
six. Twelve. and eighteen months for notes,
with interest added. and title retained, or all
cash al tie option Of the purchasers. For the
ffame-house, &c. 10 be removed, all cash.
THOMAS g. JACKSON.
Special Commissioner.
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G. G. JACKSON. PLAINTIFF. AGAINST JACKscS
AND AIS DEFESDANTs-lN THE CHANcfEG
COURT or THE CITY or RICHMOND.
I, Benjamin II. Berry, clerk Of said court,
certify that the bond required Of the special
by the decree in said cause Of
February -, 1877, has been duly given.
Given under my hand this l4ih day Of April.
1881.
az &c BENJAMIN II. BERRY,
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CHESAPEAKEAND OHORJUrp
~ SCHEDULE TAKlNG ErfFcr "'
fEBKJAhG 20, i.s..


LElyg RrcngoNn.
esS 4. NJ for Newport News, on Ptft..
fort daily. and for N.rHs t..
eXccrt sunday. F.Uni. ..-
cars so ola Point
li:l0 A. Al. Through and Locai "aU 3. .,
points West. rlnrIn.. or
Forge W Hununs'ou except Sal.
day.
S:ie ?. NJ. for Newport Nav. Ol po'rts..
Norfolk. except sunday. r.",..,
parlor cars to Ola Point
100 p. n. Gordon-yllie Accommodate. o..
cepf sunday.
SIS p. N. for Louisville. Cmcicrar. 90
90. 81 Louis, Memphis, Ani 81,
Orleans Fast EAfra.. -s.,
through Pullmans iaIr. r,
route running fulims1s A.,
from Richmond.
ARRIVE ~ RCHNONn:
$40 4. VI. GOrdOnsyi.le Accommodate.
HOS A. NJ. from Norfolk. Oh Point ant Yea
port Ncgs, except sunday ll
msn parlor carr.
sos =. NJ. from local point. aud the Wr.'. d.
cept Sunday.
$40 p. NJ. from Old Point. Nswrorf ~,
daily, aud from Norfolk ,afy. on.
cept Sundays Pullman Ia..t
cars.
$50 p. n. from Louisville All C.nc.rrsr-.
Fast Express daily.
Depot Seventeenth sui BroaG streets
Tickets At 100 Main street and A. no 1or.L
H. ". FULLER
General Passenger Agent
WILLIAMS c. wIcEHAM, Second Yo,-Pro.',
dent FL
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FREIGHT.

FREIGHT
Freight received daily for Norfolk. Ports
mouth, smithneld, Hampton. Old Point Wa
verify, and liicxsford. Va; Washington, ID. O.;
stations ON Atlantic and Danyille railroad,
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad, Norfolk south
ern railroad, snd Eastern North Carolina gen.
orally; also, for Eastern shore Of Virginia and
ali regular landings on tho James and Kappa
through bills issued.
l. TATUM, superintendent
oc2 no. iii Main street and Roch eta
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DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG

IJlO1mONiJ, Il lHsbi4ihANAAs'AfC 49,
III AND POTOMAC RAILROAp.-Sch@iulo
commencing NOVEMBER IS, lSS6-eastern
standard time
700 A. NJ, leaves Byrd-Strcet station daily;
stops 'only at Ashland. Junction,
Milford. aud Fredericksburg.
sleeper 10 Washington. Leaves
Washington fer New YORK at Il:A
A. NJ.
fi.O7 A. NJ. leaves Byrd-Street station daily,
except sunday. Leaves Washing
tu fcr New York at i:20 7. NJ, also
by limited NJ $3.50 =. NJ
$50 P. ~, leaves Byrd-Sueet station daily
Sleeper o. New YORK.
lO.2q A. NJ. arrives az Byri-Stroet station daily.
Sleeper from New York.
Q.9eP. NJ. arrives at Byrl-Sreet station daily;
stops at Fredericksburg. Mntord,
and Junction. Sleeper from Wash
ington.
e.l5P. NJ, arrives az Byrd-Sirect station daily
except Sunday.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
400 2. NJ. accommodation, leaves Broad
Street station; arrives AZ Ashland
at5PM.
6;Oi p. NJ, leayes Llba; arrives az Ashiand'a'
6:4i r. NJ.
s.1A. NJ. accommodation. arrives az Broad
street station; leaves Ashland at )
A. NJ.
5.ss p. NJ. arrives at EIba; leaves Ashland at
5:i2 I. ".
c. 4. TAYLOR. General Ticket Agent
r T. D. MYERS. General superintendent
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CPECIAL SALE OF CHINA;
- CROCKERY, GLASSWARE. DINNER AND
TEA SETS, SILVER PLATEDWARE. HOUSE
FURNISHING GOODS, &c, AT AUCTION
Having removed 10 my new store, No. jl3 east
Broad street. and intending 10 discontinue
business at my Old stand, | shall sell at anc-
ton. commencing on
MONDAY THE s5TH INSTANT
at 1910 o'clock A. NJ, the STOCK In the store
No. 400 east Broad street, consisting OF
DECORATED DINNER. TEA, and TOILET
FRENCH. ENGLISH, and AMERICAN CHINA
FANCY and ORNAMENTAL WARE BRIc-A-
FINK cur. GLASS, PLACQURs,
A LARGE LINE Of the BEST SILFER-PLAIED-
Elegant decorated PARLoR aud HALL LAMPS,
WHITE GRANITEwARE, aud TiNWAhE Ia
MISUNDERSTANDING sici GOODS Of every char
The entire STOCK win be sold without reser-
II. n. WALLACE,
anm 100 east Broad street.
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TRAINS NoRTHwARD.
.Dally. tDaiiy Except su0day.l

DAILY. tDaily Except Sunony.l
STOPPiNG-PLACES.
Nos q and O. MAJ 10 stops. 800. Is 9. ..
and - stop ouly on signal AZ Ndnrhe-t'f. 90
tralia, Rnd Chester. NOs. Il, y. 50, g. 81 o.Y
81 will stop ~ all stations tor passengers
PULLMAN-CAR SERVICE
On Trains Nos. r., q. aud - sireplns-'A''
b. tween Washington and ia ksolsls ''
trains Nos - and % sloeplng-'arf N'tNt
Washington ami Thomasylllc, Ga. ON liAI.'
Nos. q and ~ sleoping-cngs botEetn pr
ingtOn aud Charleston. On Iraius Nn+ = Do
~ sleeping-cars between Now iorS aad JOS
sOnyille. and between New YORK. aui As-'
:. [. (ria CharlestOnA on Traios No- : OBJ
o. sleef ing-cars between Now YORK and la'l'
pa, Fla. (rid jacksonville
THE ONLY ALL-RAlL LINE TO NuRFoLA'
IgAyg. ARKlsE
Richmond. .'I0.49 A. ". Norfolk. 900. 70 = '
Richmond. 1850 p. N. Norfolk 1890 2. :
Norfolk. 80. 'S:0OA. ". Richmond ~ J. y.
Norfolk ..... 1900 p. NJ. Richmond. 90 = ".
These trains also make closo CONNECTION '.'
Farmyille. Lynchburg, and south"
points, and all stations on the Nodn.A t"'
Western railroad, except the 1919 tmir. I-'
Eengers for points west OF Petersburg eho4-
leave by the 80 train instead.
r. NJ srLfi.
Supcrintendctt.
TN EMERSON. General Passenger AFcn-
Cor HAS Tr. fflts Nauaggr M D.
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By james Z. Elan,
Real Estate Agent and AuctioB1er,
1il3 Main street
A TTRACTIVELY-LOCATED AND
VALUABLE
PARK-AvENUE RESIDENCE,
NEAR THE SITE SELECTED FOR TIE LEE
MONUMENT

By request Of ito owner, who is determined
20 sell, | shah sell by public auction, on the
premises, on
FRIDAY NEXT. ODD INFANT,
NJ ~ O'Clock ?. NJ, the NEW. NEAT, AND
AT1 RACTIYE d ETACH T. ID TWO-SrORY
FRAME DWELLING, with beautiful lot OF 80
by 1876 feet. on tho south side Of Park avenue
near Sycamore street, and very boar the site of
the Lee monument
Those who would secure homes or invest
ments IN this delightful and apdly-enhancing
locality should do so now, while they may be
had at moderate prices, and this property
must commend itself TO all who soc II. The
owner is selling only because Of his determine
ton 10 remove 10 a distant State. and the OPP
portunity afforded by this sale should be
eagerly ayailed OF.
Terms : At sale JAMES a. ELAN.
api7 Auctioncer.
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his room in the college revealed The fact
that il was full OF plumber. He boasted
that he had stolen s., 900, worth OF pro-
perty.
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CTRAYED, FROM TENTH Esz
- Street nat, RED COW, with which,
stripe down her back, whit6 belly, some white
about her legs; hoqns a little turned In, with
holes bored Ia them. win have calf In few
weeks. A suitable reward win be paid Tor her
return 70 ,of north Twenty-trsf street
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AUCTION sALEs-Futnre day. :
ByAppcrson & Co.
and
John T. Goddin.
Real Estate Aucticneers

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
A LARGE NUMBER OF BUILDING hoiS
BROAD, GRACE, MARSHALL, CLAY, THIh-
TIETH, AND THIRTY-FIRsr
STREETS.
AND NEAR THE STREET RAILWAY,
INCLUDING THy NEvER-FAILIN'
BLOoDY-RUN SPRING,
OF PURE AND ABUNDANT WATER, AND
TwENTY-sIx ACRES OF LAND
ON TIE YoRK.RIvER RAILROAD AND THE
AVENUE TO TIE NATIONAL
CEMETERY.
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RAILROAD LINES.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAIL
IN ROAD.
sCUEDuLR IN EFFECT MARCH 10. 1851.
TWO DAILY TRAINS TO NORFOLK.
TWO DAILY TRAINS TO LYNCHBURG.
RAILROAD LINES.

TWO DAILY TRAINS TO LYNCfiBuRG.
LEAVE RICHMOND
iO4g A, NJ. DAILY, RIA Richmond and Peters
burg railroad. Arrive at Peters
burg ll:3S A. NJ: leave Petersburg
las A. NJ. daily; arrive at Norfolk
eAo A. NJ. daily. riG Richmond and Peters
burg railroad. Arrive At Peters
burg 1910 :. N. No. leaves Pc
tersburg 1850 =. N. for Farmyine,
Lynchburg, Roanoke, Bristol
Knoxville, and ell points south aud
THRorGH CAR TO LYNCHBURG.
$3.50 =. NJ. Daily, except sunday, GA kici-
mond and Petersburg railroad.
Arrive Petersburg 7:s0 !. NJ;
leave Petersburg 7:25 p. N.
daily. arriving Norfolk l0:C5 z. VI.
Through car Richmond 10 Noriols.
$50 2. NJ. Daily, except Sunday, rtd Ken
mond and Petersburg railroad.
Arrive at Petersburg 7:s0 7. NJ,
connecting with Train No. i
leaving Petersburg at 500 =. VI.
for Farmyille, Lynchburg, Roa-
nOke, Bristol, Knoxville. Chain-
nooga. and all points south end
west -
No I-Sleeplng-car from Petersburg 70 Bris-
toll without change. and Lynchburg to Lltle
Rock without change
No. 3-LynchDurg to New Orleans, aud Roam
oke 10 Chattanooga without change.
Tickets. baggage-checks, and all information
can be obtained at Richmond and Petersburg
railroad depot and at A. W. CARRIER ! lyV VAIN
street. W ~. DE- ~,
CHARLES G.. EDDY. Nice-PresldenL
General Office. Roanoke. Va. mn ~
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Auction sALES-Thfs Dav.

AUCTION SALES-Thfs Dav.
ByN. ". Bowe,
Real Estate Auctioneer.
COMMISSIONER s A LIE
y OF THE
EAST FRANKLIN-STREET RESI-
DENCE no. ll6,
AND
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING LOTS
ON LEIGH BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
STREETS,
AND
A VALUABLE BUSINESS SITE
on THE
CORNER OF JACKSON AND SECOND
STREETS;
ALSO
A LARGE FRAME HOUSE
TO BE REMOVED.
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BY n. W. Bowe,
Real Estate Aucti0neer.
UNHE THREE HANDSOME, WE'LL
LOCATED. AND CONVENIENTLY
ARRANGED
THREE-STORY BRICK RESIDENCES,
Nos. sl7. $40. 3.l WEST GRACE STREET,
BY AUCTION.

At the request Of the owner ! will sell by
public AUCTION, on the premises, on
MONDAY, APRIL %, 1851.
AT . O'Clock p. NJ. the THREE PRETTY. WELL
LOCATED. AND NEWLl-COMPLkTED RtSI-
DEhCES situated at the southeast corner OF
Grace and Monroe streets, with about 10 rooms
each, besides kitchen and seryants' rooms, atd
having IN them hot and cold water. gas, &c.,
sc. The lOcation is ia the deaeryedly-popular
West End, and yetit Is conyenicnt, being WITHIN
one g0uarc Of the stree~cars BE sure to come
10 the sale
TERMS: Reasonable. and announced At sale.
ap1 y. ". BOWIE. Auctloneti.
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,io:S A. NJ t@rw.tyyy


Ahhllt hliUNUNu
sos y. w. MAIL daily 'oKcoff ,,rt,..
s.25 a. NJ. ACCOMMODATES l..+
Sunfny 'N'tt
no A. NJ. NIGHT EXiY;Ess dan,
N0ndtc. FA.rfl
CONNECTIONS
At Clifton Forge win Crs.aueaa. 49,.
railway for the South, West. ans N.-.l-' re
Al Lynchburg with Norfolk anf w.....
road for all points s01fh. S0ufteqs,. ,..t 'i..
wet. and Virginia Midland rs..ls, up
points North aud south. 'f al
Az Richmond with Associated Psrr,...
all points In the South, sni H.lnr.t
ricksburg and Potomac RAILROAD frr.
Al Lexington with Baltimore al Of.
road, making cloae connections a, be-. 'A-
Ferry 70 and nom piuqDurgh sni u.g f
also 70 points North aud EasL WI
2csptn0-edr attached 10 Wilt pr,,...
LynchbVTg.
sleepine.cars Lynrhhurg % Ne-r..
Orleans. and Little Pock.
Trains marked daily except snrf.,t
Tickets sold 70 an points Or'ee.. ...s ...
Main street. 1000 Main. aDl r., R.rlr.' "
Allegheny depot, Eighih and CANAL .f-.s,. 4.
JOHN r. NACMrRI0
NH q General Passenger and Expte,s a.,
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BY George W. Mayo, Auctioneer,
Ono. L. LsuRhtou, Jr., SalesmauJ
No. 20 Ninth street.
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In part execution Of two deeds Of ifus'-the
first bearing date on the 18Th dag OF May, 1852,
and Of record In the Office 81 the clerk Of the
Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, in
Deed Book No 100 j, page st2; and the other,
bearing date on the ism OF April. 1881, and OF
record ia the aforesaid o0lce. Deed-BoOk No.
l25 {, page l9l-the undersigned. trustees
therein. being required SO TO do 10y the helder
Of "A note thereby secured, default having been
made IN the payment OF a part thereof. aud
with consent OF all partel in interest, We will
offer fuT sale, upon the promises. on
WEDNESDAY,. MAY 4. 1887.
NJ o'c3ock az fair. II no, on the next fair day
thereafter the TRU II VALUABLE NEAL
ESTATE above mentioned.
The lot has front on the south limo Of Cary
street Of 176 feet and RUS hack 100 feet % the
said docks Of the james River and kauawha
Company.
The connection track Of the Richmond and
DanV.lle railroad Ia ire mediatcly on liz south
ard between il and the said docks. thus gfOrd-
ing unusual facilities Tor handling large mer-
chandise. tSc., either By rail or water. at a very
small outlay, and sayiF z ell drayage, sc
The entire lot l. CO. cred with a substantial
two-story brick warehouse. well arranged.
This property will bo offered in two sections
first. the Lot. with improvements, beginning a
feet from the intersection Of Cary aud Seven
teenfn streets. runnng eastwardly l1S feet
and afterwards, the Lot, with tho prproye-
ment=, fronting a feet at the corner OF Seven
teenth and Cary stro'sfs.
Ibis property should command the attention
OF all seeking nrst-clRss investments, and for
any mercantile or manufacturing purposes II
caunOt be eqUaled--locatiOn. transpOf tation
facilities. size. &C.. ali being in its iayor.
1ElgNs Cash IA TO 0,niciency 10 pay cost aud
expenses Of sale. all taxes past due, and %
pay OF and discharge note for the sum OF
y9.JO, with interest thereon from the stn day
Of April. 1887: residue mt six, twelve, and eigh-
teen months-,he deferred payments 10 b. evil
dencod by negotiable notes. with per cent
interest added and secured by trust-decd on
the property.
ms r0y probable thG; more liberal trim njil
he CBHsJHced at Ne time Of sale.
HENRY e.. CANNON,
HUGH A. MCCURDI.
ap .. Trustees.
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DICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG
III AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.

THROUGH ALLRAIL FAST-FRRlGHrIlNR
TO AND FROM BALTlNORE. PILLS.
DELPHIA. NEW YORK, AND
EASTERN AND WEST
ERN CITIES.
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ONLY TWELVE HOURS BFTWrrE p.H.
MOND AND BALIlMokE ~ EACH
DlkEg TON.
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Corresrondingly Qnick time 70 ether r,',p.
Through bills OF lading issued no los ra'e..
q. A. TAYLOR
&c II General Freight Agent
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NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA
~ AID
NORFOLK RAILROAD COMPANY.

PASSENGER AND PAST FREIGHT lN1
BETWRFS
NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA, AND HrG.
MOND
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Considerable sensation has been
caused by the detection OF extensive
robberies at the University perpctratcd
by Thomas II. Wade, who has been
there four years and was lately in the
law class. The theft covered the entire
period Of his stay, and amounts to
great deal in money, jewelry, and cloth
ing. II is said that Wade was a bur
glar as well as thief He halls from
Texas. and has fed from this State.
For years property belonging 10 the
students has mysteriously disappeared.
Wade was found wearing coat belong
ing TO Professor Toy, and . search Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-22

BY virtue Of the decree referred 70 below !
will sell by auction, on the premises respec-
lively, In the order md at the times named be
low, the following VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
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LOST, sTRAYED, AND FOUND.

T OST.-LEFT IN THE HACK
IL which brought DR.. and Mrs. Hugh
NJ. Taylor from Captain John s. Wise's 10
Seventh aud Franklin ON Friday night last,
ONE D0VE-C0L0RED .LADYNS RUBBER
COAT. Hickman win please return 70 DIR.
HIGH TAYLOR ap 22-It'
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. TLANTIC COAST LINE.

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
TIMETABLE
Commenting SUNDAY. ATrl -, i"'
trains on this road will run a. follow
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
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Of bis powers the Democratic party was en-
tcring ON its long period Of exclusion from
office as an opposition party Through
all the years Of greatest political excitement
be was unialtoring IL hi- political faith but
opposition was not in the line Of bis abili-
ties
Algenon s. Sullivan was born in Madison,
Ind, in 1921 His father was an eminent
lawyer once a Justice of the state supreme
court and emgated from Virginia early in
the century. lie D. charged with having Sc
lected the name of Indiana capital. but IL is
not generally remembered against him. The
son graduated az Miami university. oxford,
Ohio. studied l1w in bis fathers Office and
for two years took O very active part in In
diana politics. speaking in an parts of the
state DOB favor of The establishment of free
common school, and defending the policy ~
the Polk administration Too lSis he located
in Cincinnati and married % Miss Grocshccs.
Shcl.veI blt aicw months and lc afterwards
married O. Miss Hammond of Virginia and
lu 1859 located n New YORK ctv Ne frs
came iuto national prominence ass associate
counsel with James e. Brady in defending
the mon captured on Tire prvatecr Savm-
nab. vino were tried ou the charge Of piracy
IT, w0. % time Of most intense excitement and
,lr Sullivan was am olispoaeu mtl-war
Democrat 10 wa. charged that there was
o. plot to assa-sInato him and that he was iu
danger oven iu thc court room. but many un-
founded umor. gained clodcuce in those
dark days Die was public administrator Of
the city for some years. and was quite active
in religious. musical and benevolent works
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any relative of any preceding generation. as
far a. known, affected by the disease. An
other extremely curious fact is that three
great men. two q whom had been at the
heads II Their government, tE'rd
soon wonld have BEEN have been
fatally affected almost 40 the same
time. viz Gen Grant. the crown prince of
Prussia and Don Ferdinand. ex-hing OF rOr-
tugal. who died soon after Gen. Grant. and
with almost identically the same manifesto
tions Of the disease la both these eases the
location Of the cancer forbade any radical
extiruation ln the case Of the crown prince
il is vet barely possible that excision may
effect a cure, as bis general health is good
and the progress Of the disease IS slow. These
eminent cases have drawn the attention Of
the world 10 this disease, and it Is hoped that
this hospital. the first OF the kind in America,
will h. the means Of thorough study ans i'm
proved methods
Ii is really curious that So little is known
Of cancer. though 10 was accurately described
eighteen hundred years ago by Gaien, who
gave it the name because the reaching out Of
the roots into the new tissue resembled the
arms Of the crab latin, cancer !. But
that the number Of cases has increased rap
idly Of late years is unhappily beyond doubt.
In England 5.2ls persons died oil It IN 1871
and 1904 in 1873. that j.. tie deaths i'll
creased from aOi 20 5l- in population Of
100000 In New YORK city the deaths in
100000 people were 400 ia 1910 and so in
1885. while in the United States .CCs deaths
IN 1900 are now due 20 cancer In other
words, as our system q living improves,
Us we get rid of other diseases and
lengthen lives, cancer increases IL Is much
the fashion ia medicine now 90 suspect a
bacillus when no other cause Of disease is
apparent but no cancer bacillus has been
discovered. No clearly a5certained cause can
be stated. and 10 remedy j. yet known but
the knife 40 drug $50 far tired has served %
arrest or even delay tie disease. so far the
surgeon must rely ol prompt extirpation
patton as soon as the dl.'l-e D., proved For
til, the New YORK hospital b. unusually well
fitted. tna operating roon tels arranged
and furnished n ,Ae most approved style Of
modern surgery Al that cam he done is 10
operate -Mlliuly and insure the besto treat
ment and most nourlshing food % secure the
patients recovery from the operation. ard
for these purTo-es the New York hospital IS
equal o. amy ia the world
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4 Now ,rethoa Of TeIegrarhIng.

\ mode Of telegraphing was tried ny the
military authorities OF Belgium 10 IS "a
combination Of the electric and optic tele-
graph The optic station is made up of
balloon held 40 any height above ground.
Inside Of the boat floated by the balloon.
or on the bottom o. the boat, six electric
lamps were attached. which We're con-
nected with ana electric battery on the
ground by means Of wires running along
the rope which held the balloon captive.
ON the ground there was "a Morse tcle-
graphic apparatus. An experienced
operator spelled message. the characters
OF which are registered on % common
Morse apparatus by shorter and longer
strokes upon running band of paper.
The shorter OF longer Tine line is ON paper
the shorter or longer is thc time CORE
spending to +, during which The electric
current is working
Instead Of marking time on paper. the
apparatus used 40 the experiments made
40 Antwerp keeps the six lamps attached
10 the balloon blazing in bright light
ANY man understanding the Morse alpha
bet is able 90 read the characters given
by the successive flashes Of light of the
electric lamps s. number OF messages
were thus spelled aud correctly read by
posts az distances of several miles. The
balloon was only some 300 feet above
ground The higher it is allowed 10
ascend the greater is the distance at which
It's characters can Doe seen and understood
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